WAUKESHA, Wis. - Carroll Junior Matthew Swink has been named College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Special Teams Player of the Week, as announced Tuesday by the conference office.

A kicker from Chandler, AZ. Swink converted both of his field goal tries from 28 and 35 yards, respectively, while nailing all 3 of his PAT tries in Saturday's loss to WashU to stay perfect on the year. Swink was named to the 2025 Fred Mitchell Award Preseason Watch List. The Award is presented annually to the nation's top place-kicker in FCS, Division II, Division III, NAIA and NJCAA for excellence on the football field and in the community. Swink is the only kicker from the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) and one of just two players from the state of Wisconsin to be named to this watch list.

The Pioneers (0-2) will travel to #17 Wheaton (Ill.) on Saturday for a 1 p.m. game as they will be playing their first conference road game of the early season.